Action ·Thriller ·War ·Drama · United States of America · 1984 · 1h 54m

Red Dawn

Red Dawn poster
Director
John Milius
Cast
Patrick Swayze as Jed Charlie Sheen as Matt C. Thomas Howell as Robert Lea Thompson as Erica Darren Dalton as Daryl Jennifer Grey as Toni
Crew
Ric Waite — Director of Photography Thom Noble — Editor Basil Poledouris — Original Music Composer Kevin Reynolds — Screenplay John Milius — Screenplay Kevin Reynolds — Story
Tagline

In our time, no foreign army has ever occupied American soil. Until now.

Synopsis

It is the dawn of World War III. In mid-western America, a group of teenagers band together to defend their town—and their country—from invading Soviet forces.

Trailer Red Dawn — Official Trailer
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Mood & Themes
guerrilla warfarefuturefightcoloradoinvasionanti-communismfightingschool shootingred armytown
Key Collaborators
John Milius Director Ric Waite Director of Photography Thom Noble Editor Basil Poledouris Original Music Composer Kevin Reynolds Screenplay John Milius Screenplay Kevin Reynolds Story Barry Beckerman Producer Buzz Feitshans Producer Jackson De Govia Production Design
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